{"id":35153,"date":"2020-12-30T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/r-u-ok-single-review\/"},"modified":"2020-12-30T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T18:00:37","slug":"r-u-ok-single-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/r-u-ok-single-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;r u ok&#8221; &#8211; Single Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 might be winding down, but Canadian up and comer <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/45dkTj5sMRSjrmBSBeiHym?si=d8G0ioV5TESHX3zihyMorg\">Tate McRae<\/a> is getting one last single in before the year ends. \u201cr u ok\u201d is the first song McRae has released since October\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4f9IfFvBFm7Gsf1IVEudyf?si=5bEz_WyFTu2IifrEp3ldGg\">Lie To Me<\/a>,\u201d a collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4rTv3Ejc7hKMtmoBOK1B4T?si=pJ_Lg1LpSICqZZHY50AfqA\">Ali Gatie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a lowkey recitation of McRae\u2019s lover\u2019s faults: \u201cYou missed my birthday and my shows \/\/ you made me feel so damn alone.\u201d But not only is this old partner no good, they\u2019re also trying to win her back, prompting McRae to sing, \u201cAre you okay? \/\/ \u2018Cause you\u2019re the one who needed space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u2018r u ok\u2019 is a song that I never thought I\u2019d write. It has a very sassy and feisty tone, which made it a challenge to dive into that perspective \u2013 as I think I\u2019m quite the opposite,\u201d said McRae about the song. \u201cI love that in this song there is a lot of emotional meaning behind the lyrics, with very trappy, bright and contrasting production at the same time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The song\u2019s release was accompanied by a music video that takes place inside a car. We see McRae cycle through every emotion with her boyfriend in the video, from smiling sweetly as she opens the car door, to arguing in the front seat, to sitting in stony silence on either end of the back seat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cr u ok\u201d is not necessarily a groundbreaking song, but it\u2019s the kind of song you find yourself singing to yourself hours after you first heard it. 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